Journal ArticleDOI
Polysaccharide-based aerogels—Promising biodegradable carriers for drug delivery systems
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
This review focuses on the state-of-the-art of the production of polysaccharide-based aerogels with emphasis on the influence of processing parameters on the resulting end material properties.About:
This article is published in Carbohydrate Polymers.The article was published on 2011-10-15. It has received 594 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Drug carrier & Drug delivery.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Chitosan-graphene oxide films and CO 2 -dried porous aerogel microspheres: Interfacial interplay and stability.
Sana Frindy,Ana Primo,Hamid Ennajih,Abou el kacem Qaiss,Rachid Bouhfid,Mohamed Lahcini,El Mokhtar Essassi,Hermenegildo García,Abdelkrim El Kadib +8 more
TL;DR: This contribution demonstrates that graphene oxide loading do not disturb neither the filmogenicity of chitosan nor its gelation ability and constitutes a promising route for novel chitOSan-based functional hybrid materials.
Journal ArticleDOI
Advances in precursor system for silica-based aerogel production toward improved mechanical properties, customized morphology, and multifunctionality: A review.
TL;DR: This review paper presents a literature survey of precursor modification toward increased connectivity in the backbone of the silica-based aerogels and its composite version with carbon nanofillers, and the synthesis of inorganic and hybrid systems containing siloxane in the spine of these material systems.
Journal ArticleDOI
New Trends in Bio-Based Aerogels.
TL;DR: The technologies used in manufacturing and the properties of materials based on natural polymers from renewable sources, including bio-based materials provide a vast capability for utilization in the field of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary scientific research.
Journal ArticleDOI
Kinetics of Supercritical Drying of Gels
TL;DR: This review paper covers the experimental considerations and techniques to study the kinetics of supercritical drying, fundamental mass transfer mechanisms during the drying process and modeling efforts to predict the drying kinetics for varying operating conditions and gel properties.
Journal ArticleDOI
Aerogels in drug delivery: From design to application.
Carlos A. García-González,Alejandro Sosnik,József Kalmár,Iolanda De Marco,Can Erkey,Angel Concheiro,Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo +6 more
TL;DR: Aerogels are the lightest processed solid materials on Earth and with the largest empty volume fraction in their structure as mentioned in this paper, and their composition versatility, modularity, and feasibility of industrial scale manufacturing are behind the fast emergence of aerogels in the drug delivery field.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
A review of chitin and chitosan applications
TL;DR: Chitin is the most abundant natural amino polysaccharide and is estimated to be produced annually almost as much as cellulose, and recent progress in chitin chemistry is quite noteworthy as mentioned in this paper.
Journal ArticleDOI
Hydrogels for biomedical applications.
TL;DR: The composition and synthesis of hydrogels, the character of their absorbed water, and permeation of solutes within their swollen matrices are reviewed to identify the most important properties relevant to their biomedical applications.
Journal ArticleDOI
Biological interactions between polysaccharides and divalent cations: The egg‐box model
TL;DR: It is shown that spedfic binding of divalent cations to a polysaechafide polyelectro]ym, leading firm cohesion between the chains, can cause characteristic effects in the c~rcutar diehroism spectrum which are understandabb in terms of modem theo~, [ l ].
Journal ArticleDOI
The Design of Scaffolds for Use in Tissue Engineering. Part I. Traditional Factors
TL;DR: The authors analyze the factors necessary to enhance the design and manufacture of scaffolds for use in tissue engineering in terms of materials, structure, and mechanical properties and review the traditional scaffold fabrication methods.